The purpose of this assignment is for you to identify basic methodological approaches and describe the general role of methods in building sociological knowledge. We will use Chapter 4 in Clergé’s book to accomplish this.
Write a professional 6-7 page paper typed and double-spaced. Keep your language formal and avoid contractions. If you work with an open-source word processor, create a PDF file before uploading your file. Remember that I will use this paper to assess your methodological knowledge so I need to see evidence that you know your methods. Do not summarize the different methods, do not invent new methods, do not use Wikipedia. You can use Bhattacherjee’s book or any other book on research methods commonly used in sociological research as a reference to identify which ones Clergé used in Chapter 4, and then discuss them in a critical way.
SOCI 4387: Capstone Seminar Spring 2020
Due date: Saturday, 4/11, 11:59 pm 80 points
Methodological Approaches in Sociology
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for students to identify basic methodological
approaches and describe the general role of methods in building sociological knowledge. For this
paper, you will identify the methodological approaches used by Clergé for gathering data presented
in Callaloo (Chapter 4). There are at least four different methodologies present in this chapter, and
your paper should include at least three of them. The appendix (appropriately labeled Digestif)
provides a summary of the methodological journey that the author followed in this book, but it is
not an exhaustive methodological report.
After identifying the methodologies present in Chapter 4, you will compare them in terms of their
reliability and validity (both internal and external), their sampling designs, and their general
strengths and limitations as ways to collect data for sociological research. Use your notes from
your research methods course, your methods textbook, or go here to access Bhattacherjee’s book
on social science research (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/social-science-
research-principles-methods-and-practices). The PDF version of this book is free.
Assignment: Write a professional 6-7 page paper typed and double-spaced. Keep your language
formal and avoid contractions. If you work with an open-source word processor, create a PDF file
before uploading your file. Remember that I will use this paper to assess your methodological
knowledge so I need to see evidence that you know your methods. Do not summarize the different
methods, do not invent new methods, do not use Wikipedia. You can use Bhattacherjee’s book or
any other book on research methods commonly used in sociological research as a reference to
identify which ones Clergé used in Chapter 4, and then discuss them in a critical way.
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/social-science-research-principles-methods-and-practices
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/social-science-research-principles-methods-and-practices